After the "double subtraction", what should I do if there is a shortage of physical education teachers? General Administration of Sports: Exploring the part-time job of retired athletes

Beijing, October 27 (Reporter Wang Hongxia) After the implementation of the "double reduction" policy, the social attention of sports work has become higher and higher, and the enthusiasm of young people to participate in physical exercise has continued to increase. On October 26, at a press conference held by the Ministry of Education, Wang Dengfeng, director of the Department of Physical Education, Health and Art Education of the Ministry of Education, said that under the background of "double reduction", there is a serious shortage of physical education teachers.

The latest statistics show that during the "Thirteenth Five-Year Plan" period, the number of physical education teachers in the compulsory education stage increased from 502,000 to 595,000, and about 20,000 new physical education teachers were added every year, with an average annual growth rate of 4.3%. The "National Training Plan", "Provincial Training Plan" and various types of special training have helped the number of physical education teachers to grow rapidly. Under the background of the continuous development of the "double reduction" policy, the acceleration of the process of sports being included in the middle school entrance examination, and the concept of "one hour of campus sports activities per day" deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, the supply of physical education teachers is still facing a huge gap. "2600 children with only 2 physical education teachers" has become a true portrayal of some schools.

In October 2020, the CPC Central Committee and the State Council jointly issued the "Opinions on Comprehensively Strengthening and Improving School Sports Work in the New Era", which put forward very clear requirements for the reform of the physical education curriculum. At the same time, it is necessary to organize regular after-school sports training, physical exercise, and more importantly, to organize sports competition activities with full participation. In 2020, the Ministry of Education and the General Administration of Sports jointly issued the "Opinions on Deepening the Integration of Sports and Education to Promote the Healthy Development of Adolescents", which pointed out that it is necessary to integrate resources and jointly serve the three themes of "church, diligent practice and regular competition" for all students.

In this regard, Jiang Qingguo, deputy director of the Youth Sports Department of the State General Administration of Sports, said that in the context of "double reduction", the General Administration of Sports will explore the practice of outstanding retired athletes to work part-time as physical education teachers in schools. For example, Sichuan Province organized outstanding athletes, including Olympic champions, world champions, Asian Games champions, and part-time physical education teachers in schools, adopting a model of first induction and then training. After the training of professional athletes, children receive more professional training, which is welcomed by schools, parents and students.

In addition, Jiang Qingguo mentioned that in the face of the shortage of after-school service physical education teachers, social sports clubs entering the campus is also one of the better practices in exploration. Guangxi Guilin Ronghu Primary School, there are more than 20 clubs into the campus, such as table tennis clubs use the free venues provided by the school, parents can get professional training for a small amount of money, this way is deeply liked by parents and children.

Jiang Qingguo, deputy director of the Department of Youth Sports of the General Administration of Sports, also introduced that since 2015, the General Administration of Sport and the Ministry of Finance have continued to increase support for large public sports venues to be opened to the masses including teenagers for free or at low cost, and we support 1200-1400 large public sports venues every year. At the same time, the General Administration of Sport and the Ministry of Finance have invested 2.35 billion yuan in lottery public welfare funds to fund the construction of community fitness venues and facilities such as community fitness centers, sports park facilities, and fitness trails, gradually increasing the configuration of physical exercise equipment for teenagers, and creating fitness venue facilities for teenagers.

It is reported that in the next step, the General Administration of Sport will continue to thoroughly implement the integration of sports and education, and release the "14th Five-Year Plan" for youth sports.